Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will read more

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty
that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled read more

An inexhaustible good nature is one of the most precious gifts of heaven, spreading itself like oil over the troubled sea of thought, and keeping the mind smooth and equable in the roughest weather.

If I play my best, I can win anywhere in the world against anybody.

If I play my best, I can win anywhere in the world against anybody.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

Small opportunities are often the beginning of great enterprises.

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.

You're only lonely if you don't like the person you are alone with.

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness read more

Why does a virtuous man take delight in the landscapes? Because the din of the dusty world and the locked-in-ness of human habitations are what human nature habitually abhors; while on the contrary, haze, mist, and the haunting spirits of the mountains are what human nature seeks, and yet can rarely find.

Desire is the thing you want in incipiency.

Desire is the thing you want in incipiency.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

Compassion is no substitute for justice.

We are not responsible for every thought that goes wandering through
our mind. We are, however, responsible for the ones read more

We are not responsible for every thought that goes wandering through
our mind. We are, however, responsible for the ones we hold there. We're
especially responsible for the one's we put there.